15 Sep 2015
TraderServe connects to Colt PrizmNet
TraderServe has been added to Colt PrizmNet, a financial services extranet connecting providers of financial content to Capital Markets…
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Aberdeen acquires Advance Emerging Capital
Aberdeen Asset Management has struck a deal with Advance Emerging Capital Ltd (AEC) whereby Aberdeen will acquire 100 per cent ownership of…
Fiera Capital announces executive appointments
John Valentini has joined the Fiera Capital global team as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer.The firm has also promoted…
Weekly Brief: Hedge funds move higher ahead of FOMC meeting
On 16-17 September the Fed will meet to decide whether or not to hike rates for the first time since 2006. The set of economic projections…
AltX appoints Roy Singh as CTO
AltX has appointed Roy Singh (pictured) as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), effective immediately.“Roy’s extensive experience in data…
Hedge funds and their data: Investing in operational excellence and attracting new capital
Funds with more than USD1 billion in AUM grew at an average of 135 per cent since the global financial crisis, while smaller funds only…
14 Sep 2015
$1.1bn: Average size of deals including Australian infrastructure assets in 2015 so far, a record high.
Here, we take a detailed look at the infrastructure industry in Australia, including a breakdown of Australia-based investors’ by preferred…
SEI launches new global compliance platform for investment firms
SEI has introduced a new global regulatory risk and compliance platform that centralises handling of an investment firm’s regulatory and…
Start-up managers need to consider vendor management as part of their enterprise risk management
Vendor management has become a key component of enterprise risk management (ERM) for today’s budding new hedge fund managers. This was not…
BlackRock launches UCITS event-driven fund for European retail and institutional investors
BlackRock has launched a new event-driven fund in Europe to meet growing investor demand for liquid alternative investments, and to take…
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 0.64 per cent in August
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for August 2015 measured -1.02 per cent. Hedge fund flows as measured…
EEX launches trading in Cap Futures
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully launched trading in Cap Futures. This new derivatives contract allows EEX trading…
Emerging markets hedge funds post declines on sharp equity and currency losses
Hedge funds focused on investments in Emerging Markets posted steep performance declines over the previous three months as regional equity…
11 Sep 2015
Hedge funds down 2.19 per cent in August
The hedge fund industry produced an aggregate return of -2.19 per cent in August, dropping YTD returns into negative territory, -0.95 per…
Arthur J Gallagher enhances IMI Pro
Arthur J Gallagher has enhanced its liability and crime insurance solution for investment managers IMI Pro to provide its broadest cover…
